Bridgeport Series 1 VFD suggetion

[lakeside53]

Yes, it's this one... more expensive than I thought!

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...9107_200339107

I bought 2 at a garage sale for $5 (total)



You could buiy a pair of these - place in parallel for 50 ohms - that would rock!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ohmite-Power-Res...QQcmdZViewItem



or


Even cheaper and better - two of these in series : http://cgi.ebay.com/POWER-RESISTOR-D...2em118Q2el1247


This guy has many big power resistors : http://stores.ebay.com/SAN-FRANCISCO-SURPLUS.

The power dissipated realy depends on your duty cycle... go big and "forget it". Just make sure you program your VFD registers that track the braking usage to "100% (or whatever you want).


BTW... download the owners manuals for the drive you want to buy. Mine says 35 ohms.

[NJC]

Great Lakeside, I bought the pair of millitary surplus ones you listed, you are correct about the 35 ohms BTW, I got my inverter today and the manual clearly states 35 min.

Scott